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Badger, C. R. – 1991
These papers on adult education in Australia are grouped into four parts: (1) articles concerning some directors of university extension and adult education; (2) a paper entitled "Who Killed the WEA (Workers Educational Association)--A Footnote to History"; (3) two papers called respectively "Sir Keith Hancock--A Tribute from a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Biographies, Educational Finance
Albrecht, A.; Spencer, D. C. – 1979
An outline is presented of Barnet College's flexistudy program, a system for providing a wider range of learning opportunities through a more flexible arrangement of course times and content to students who are unable to attend college regularly, who are too few in number to form a specialist class, or who wish to start school at some time other…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Study, Extension Education, Foreign Countries
Murgatroyd, Steve – Teaching at a Distance, 1980
From tape recordings of 30 tutorial sessions at the Open University it is concluded that the teacher's role is less than the ideal of facilitator of learning; there is great pressure from students for the teacher to instruct rather than discuss the course material. (MSE)
Descriptors: Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLewis, Roger – Distance Education, 1980
Describes the design, implementation, and results of a project which investigated the needs of adult correspondence students outside the Open University and the effectiveness of a local counselling system in helping them to complete their courses successfully. Ways of providing and supporting such services are considered. (EAO)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Study, Counseling Services, Counselor Role
Phythian, Ted; Clements, Margaret – Teaching at a Distance, 1980
Detailed analysis of student attendance at British tutorial sessions indicate that mathematics tutorials are relatively well attended and attendance correlates well with course results. Regular attenders achieve higher marks than nonattenders. It is concluded that minimizing distances to be traveled to tutorials is important in program planning.…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Students, Difficulty Level, Extension Education
